Job 31:10
Then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
In Context
9If my heart hath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
11For this is a hainous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Cross References
Exodus 11:5And all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even to the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of beasts.
2 Samuel 12:11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes, and give them to thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Job 31:22Then let my arm fall from my shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them : for every one from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Matthew 24:41Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →